Category Archives: Christian Living

On Adversaries

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Joe Ginder

“Loving, forgiving, and doing good to our adversaries is our duty. Yet we must do this without giving up and without being cowardly. We shall resist whenever our adversaries demand of us obedience contrary to the orders of the Gospel. … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to know God?

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Joe Ginder

“To Know God means to look like Him and to live in a way that reflects his character.” Rikk Watts

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Seeing Color Newsletter/Journal of John Woolman

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Joe Ginder

In the recorded message this week, I mentioned the free newsletter Seeing Color. This note is to make the link to it available. If you subscribe, it will come in email each month. I also mentioned the Journal of John … Continue reading →

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On Knowing God’s Will

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Joe Ginder

I was asked a question by a young friend in the congregation recently: In what ways can we know God’s will? For example I feel sometimes I want to know all of God’s will for my life up front so … Continue reading →

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Advice on Discerning God’s Will

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Joe Ginder

When unsure and seeking God’s calling on your life, Ray Bakke advises: Follow Jesus, start loving your neighbors, and somewhere in there your calling will come. Rick Villodas reports a helpful question from Bishop Robert Barron to consider when trying … Continue reading →

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Isn’t tissue from an aborted fetus involved in making the Covid-19 vaccines?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Joe Ginder

For a Christian, this is the most serious objection to taking the Covid-19 vaccine that I have heard. Here (in a nutshell) are the facts as I have found in my research. According to the Nebraska Medical Center and the … Continue reading →

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“Is accepting a Covid-19 vaccination taking the Mark of the Beast?”

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Short answer: No. How can I be so sure? Because biblically speaking, the “Mark of the Beast” as noted in the Apocalypse of John (aka Revelation) is a way of declaring a higher allegiance to a power other than Jesus/God. … Continue reading →

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Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Jesus and John Wayne is the eye-catching title of a book by Kristen Kobes Du Mez. The subtitle is even more provocative: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. It’s a fine historical account written for a … Continue reading →

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“Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and you” – links to a series of articles

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Joe Ginder

John Stackhouse is a theologian who teaches at CrandallÂ University in Canada. He’s from a Plymouth Brethren background, educated at Queen’s University, Wheaton Graduate School, and the University of Chicago. He generally has a pretty sensible Christian view of most contemporaryÂ issues. … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ must be the center and norm for Christian public engagement.

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Joe Ginder

Jesus Christ must be the center and the norm for Christian public engagement. Why? Because Christ and Christ’s Spirit aren’t at work only in our hearts, families, and churches, but in our civic communities, cities, nations, and the entire world. … Continue reading →

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